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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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VERMINOUS BEDDING DISINFESTED.
| Disinfested | Destroyed | |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 152 | 15 |
| Palliasses | 2801 | 22 |
| Bolsters and Pillows | 2862 | 35 |
| Cushions | 322 | 5 |
| Blankets | 13557 | 11 |
| Sheets | 669 | 4 |
| Quilts | 376 | 4 |
| Articles of Clothing | 112985 | 163 |
| Total | 133724 | 259 |
In addition 2 tons and 15 hundredweights of miscellaneous
articles and household effects were destroyed.
DISINFECTION.
The total number of disinfections of rooms during the
year was 476. Of this number 461 rooms were disinfected after
the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious diseases and
15 after cases of pulmonary tuberculosis.
DISINFECTION OF BEDDING-INFECTIOUS.
| Disinfected | Destroyed | |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 208 | 3 |
| Palliasses | 181 | 1 |
| Bolsters | 122 | 2 |
| Pillows | 555 | 1 |
| Cushions | 64 | |
| Blankets | 766 | |
| Sheets | 347 | |
| Quilts | 293 | |
| Articles of Clothing | 889 | 1 |
| Books | 231 | |
| 3656 | 8 |
In addition 124 lbs. of bristles were disinfected.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Analysis of Samples.
| No. of Samples Examined. | No. Adulterated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Tota1. | Formal | Informa1 | Tota1 | |
| Milk and Milk Products | 444 | 24 | 468 | 8 | 8 | |
| Oils, Pats, etc., | 103 | 114 | 217 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meat and Meat products | 54 | 196 | 250 | 5 | 5 | |
| Fruits and Vegetables, Canned etc., | 21 | 59 | 80 | |||
| Preserves, Jams, Jellies etc. | 37 | 29 | 66 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cereals end Cereal Preparations | 91 | 161 | 252 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Bread, Flour and Confectionery | 52 | 164 | 216 | |||
| Wines, Spirits and Beverages | 71 | 107 | 178 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Condiments, Spices, Sauces, etc., | 80 | 115 | 195 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Drugs and Medical Preparations | 12 | 77 | 89 | 3 | 3 | |
| Miscellaneous Samples | 10 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 975 | 1068 | 2043 | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| Percentage of Samples adulterated 3.13 | ||||||